Eateries open until 10pm considered unwise
KUCHING: Kuching Coffeeshop and Restaurant Owners Association committee member Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng fears that extending the operating hours to 10pm will only cause more Covid-19 cases. He explained that longer operating hours — previously, this was until 8pm — would only encourage the public to go out more while taking their sweet time ordering […]
Rules tightening lauded; should call it MCO 3.0
KUCHING: The tightening of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in Sarawak effective May 25 to June 7 is a good decision as the balance of lives and livelihood is taken into consideration, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok today. The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman said that businesses could […]
Cyber café operator, patrons fined RM20k
KUCHING: Six men were slapped with fines totalling RM20,000 after police caught them inside a cyber café at GalaCity, Jalan Tun Jugah last Monday. Those in the group, aged between 23 and 34, were found violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) for being in a cyber café and premises operating […]
Business will be affected due to reduction in operating hours, operations
KUCHING: The reduction in operating hours and the scale of operations will definitely have an adverse impact on the revenues of businesses, but most business operators would understand the purpose of having such restrictions under the extraordinary circumstances. Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok said this when commenting on the tightened conditional movement […]
Grocery shops, food premises can open till midnight
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that only business premises which sell groceries and other necessities are allowed to operate until midnight. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said as for entertainment centres such as bistro and cafes (including karaoke centres) they are allowed to operate until 10pm only. On the ban […]
Food premises allowed operations until midnight
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that only businesses which operate as convenience stores or which sell daily food necessities will be allowed to operate until 12 midnight. “For hybrid premises (food and entertainment), only food operation is allowed until 12 midnight, whereas entertainment activities must cease at 10pm,” the committee said […]
New business hours for food outlets
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided that food outlets and bistros in Kuching District will only be allowed to operate from 6am to 10pm effective Thursday (Oct 29). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas also announced that all public and private gymnasiums in Kuching District would be required to close […]
Whatever it takes to beat Covid-19
RESTRICTION OF BUSINESS HOURS KUCHING: The restriction of business hours from 6am to 10pm has come into effect starting from yesterday. The restriction will be enforced until August 14 and is applicable to the businesses that operate in Kuching, Samarahan, and Serian. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that this restriction excluded petrol stations […]
New business hours 8 am-8 pm, from April 1
PUTRAJAYA: All business premises selling essential items including supermarkets and petrol stations are to operate from 8 am to 8 pm under the second phase of the movement control order (MCO) starting April 1. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the directive is also applied to stalls and restaurants as well as food delivery service. “We would […]
